Sports Apparel and Child Labor Laws Overseas

Ever since 60 Minutes did a television program all onplaying on the local soccer team, Little League or high
the apparel industry and the textile sub-sector citingschool track team are indeed wearing uniforms that
the sweatshops in various cities in the United States,were made by children being abused as cheap labor.
people have been very concerned with human rightsThis is rather disconcerting because on one hand we
abuses from employers. Of course what we hadare trying to teach children hard work ethic and to
seen in Los Angeles in the sweatshops is nothingpractice and learn teamwork by playing sports when
compared to what happens in China.in fact they are wearing uniforms that are made
In fact many people are worried about child laborusing disgusting labor practices, which violate human
laws overseas and those low cost goods coming torights and child labor laws overseas.
the United States and in essence the middle classPerhaps we might like to think about this and
buying consumer in America is promoting moreconsider the ramifications. Please consider all this in
sweatshops. Can you see the problem here?2006.
Next, we have to ask ourselves if their children